National Treasure Artist

Chapter 224 Gaudi's Barcelona (for subscription)

This time, Bai Gongtong also didn't take too many people out, but Pinellia, Su Mu and Kurokawa Masayoshi followed.

Arriving in Barcelona, ​​before the construction of the China Pavilion officially started, Davidia involucrata was still relatively relaxed. After a simple rest, she couldn't wait to walk out of the hotel with Pinellia.

Perhaps because she finally remembered her identity as the chief designer of the American Modern Pavilion, Gong Tong first came to the construction site of the American Pavilion.

Adrian Smith, who is in charge of hosting the work here, has had in-depth exchanges with Davidia involucrata. This most outstanding young genius of American modernism has matured a lot now.

"Designer Bai, why are you here?"

Adrian Smith, wearing a hat on his head, greeted Bai Gongtong respectfully, and then asked strangely.

"There is the location of the China Pavilion."

Gongtong heard the words, but shrugged, and pointed to a plot not far from the American Pavilion: "I'm here to supervise the construction of the Chinese Pavilion."

"Well, I'm also the designer of the China Pavilion."

After a pause, he added another sentence.

After his words fell, Adrian Smith was startled at first, with a shocked expression on his face, but he quickly reacted with a wry smile.

It is crazy that the same person is in charge of designing the national pavilions of two great powers.

"No wonder."

"If it's you, it will be fine."

Adrian shook his head, but said so. At the same time, he began to be curious about the China Pavilion.

The design of the China Pavilion has never been taken seriously in the industry.

"How is the project going?"

Gongtong looked inward and asked.

"Let me show you."

Handing the construction hats to Davidia involucrata and Banxia, ​​Adrian Smith led them in: "The general framework has been completed, and now we are starting to add details."

"It's amazing!"

The American Pavilion in Barcelona has a simple architectural shape without decoration, using the natural color and texture of steel, glass and marble to show a simple and elegant atmosphere.

Its main hall is rectangular in plane, and the hall is equipped with glass and marble partitions, which are criss-crossed and continuous, and some extend out to become walls, forming a semi-closed and semi-open space that is both separated and connected, making all parts of the room The space between, indoor and outdoor runs through each other.

At this time, the exhibition hall can already vaguely see a general idea, with a refined and rational temperament faintly revealed.

Except for Davidia involucrata, no one is completely sure about the future of this very small national pavilion.

It will become one of the first achievements of modernist architecture since its real development, and it will also become one of the representative works of modernism, and it will be the cornerstone for countless designers to learn from.

Gongtong looked at everything carefully, then raised her head and asked Adrian Smith:
"Is there any movement in the rest of the national pavilions?"

"Yes, Designer Bai."

Adrian Smith listened, and his face became a lot more serious: "Many western countries, classical genres pay more attention to this expo than we imagined."

"France, England, Germany, Holland, Sweden."

Adrian Smith reported one by one, and said in a deep voice: "Every pavilion is a very prestigious master work."

"Some old masters who have been declared closed for many years have also been invited out again."

"Each master caused a stir not too long ago."

"There are critics and art magazines claiming that this fair will be the pinnacle feast of the art genre."

"Multiple masters, all classical genres are about to compete to become the brightest star of this feast!"

Slowly nodding, Gong Tong looked at Adrian Smith, who seemed to have a worried look on his face.

Barcelona is the capital of the Catalonia region of Spain, located in southwestern Europe.

Belonging to a typical western city, the most prosperous old city is full of Gothic architectural style.

In the eyes of modernist designers, the American Pavilion is the most perfect embodiment, but under the pressure of classical masters with great prestige, no one knows whether it can still become the focus in the European classical school area.

"Don't worry, what should come will always come."

Davidia Davidson patted Adrian Smith on the back, and smiled freely.

"Go ahead, I'll go wander around elsewhere."

After saying that, he waved his hand, pulled Ban Xia and left seemingly casually.

This European city is a world-renowned tourist destination for the Mediterranean scenery, and it is also a world-famous historical and cultural city.

In the core area of ​​the old town, there used to be an ancient Roman fortress village with many Gothic buildings.

Davidia involucrata and Banxia clasped their fingers together, with a calm expression, looking at every scene under their eyes, there is a wide avenue, trees lined up on both sides, and there are large squares and churches and palaces left over from the Middle Ages.
Looking at the city, Gong Tong rubbed her chin with her hand, lost in thought.

He knows that in another world, Barcelona is very unusual, far more famous than this world's Barcelona, ​​it is unique, called Gaudí's Barcelona, ​​it is a city belonging to one person.

Some people say that 'Gaudi' is the core soul of this city!

But the great master Gaudi in this world has never appeared like the four modernist standard bearers.

"In the middle and late nineteenth century, the development trajectory of the two worlds was still the same."

Gongtong whispered to herself: "The king of Spain in this world also signed an edict to completely rebuild Barcelona."

"The rich in business and industry have invested huge sums of money in the reconstruction of Barcelona. When they build new buildings, they like to be ingenious and compete with each other."

"In the Barcelona expansion area in this world, we can still see the style that we wanted to break through at that time, which belongs to the Catalan style."

"Unfortunately, something changed at the end of the nineteenth century."

Davidia Davidson shook her head with a sigh, wishing for the city, and said with regret in her tone: "This city has not welcomed a master who can truly make it brilliant - Antonio Gaudí."

"Four out of ten classics in Barcelona of ​​another world are the works of Gaudí."

"I really don't know how crazy and amazing it would be to let the whole city flow with my blood."

Davidia involucrata keeps presenting pictures of Barcelona and Antonio Gaudí from another world: "A master who is loved by millions of residents in a city, and they are all proud of him."

"Never married."

"Life is a bit silly and crazy."

"With a big beard all the year round, he has a gloomy and unpredictable expression all day long"

"Followed by Barcelona's high society, obsessed."

"Zeng shouted loudly that there is no straight line in nature. The straight line belongs to human beings, but the curved line belongs to God. Since then, there are no straight lines in his works. From the roof floor to the doorknob, everything is a line." A beautiful arc."

Gongtong's eyes were ecstatic, shining with an inexplicable brilliance.

The image of a master master becomes more and more three-dimensional in the mind, which makes people admire and startle.

His work is difficult to classify, because he never plays cards according to common sense.

"It's great."

After exhaling for a long time, when Gongtong looked at the city in front of her again, she felt that something was missing in it anyway, and she couldn't help saying in her heart:

"Barcelona is Gaudí's Barcelona and Barcelona would not be complete without Gaudí."

(End of this chapter)